65–8 BC
Horace
Roman lyric poet
56years old at death
20,808days lived
25%of the people on this site died younger
Horace was born on 6 December 65 BC and died on 25 November 8 BC, aged 56 years and 354 days. That is 20,808 days in all.
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Also born on 6 December
- Joseph Louis Gay-LussacFrench chemist and physicist · 1778–185071 yrs
- Gunnar MyrdalSwedish economist · 1898–198788 yrs
- Friedrich Max MüllerGerman-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist · 1823–190076 yrs
- George Porter ↗British chemist · 1920–200281 yrs
- Dave Brubeck ↗American jazz pianist and composer · 1920–201291 yrs
- Frédéric Bazille ↗French painter · 1841–187028 yrs
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